Re-attribution of scientific and technical tasks to the European Chemicals Agency
A proposed EU law. Parliament and the Council must agree on the same text: Parliament adopts its position, then negotiates with the Council.
Where it stands: Completed: published in the Official Journal on 12 December 2025 and now EU law.
- ✓ Referred to committee 29 February 2024
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 18 February 2025
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 25 February 2025
- ✓ Negotiations with the Council Deal approved in committee 3 July 2025
- ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 21 October 2025
- ✓ Published as law 12 December 2025
How a file moves through Parliament
A file is referred to one lead committee (others may give an opinion). Its rapporteur writes a draft report, committee members table amendments, and the committee votes to adopt the report. The report is then tabled for all MEPs; political groups can table further amendments, which are voted on before the final vote in plenary. For a law, Parliament’s adopted text is its first-reading position; Parliament and the Council then negotiate a common text (trilogues) which both must approve before it is published as law.
Who is working on it
- Lead committee
- ENVI — Environment, Climate and Food Safety
- Rapporteur
- Dimitris TSIODRAS PPE
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Christophe CLERGEAU S&DBeatrice TIMGREN ECRMartin HOJSÍK RenewJutta PAULUS Verts/ALEAnja HAZEKAMP The Left
The rapporteur drafts and negotiates the text for the lead committee; each other political group names a shadow rapporteur to follow the file.
The text, version by version
Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament: No change of substance: the two versions differ only in presentation — cover page, numbering or the parts a report carries that the adopted text does not. see the changes →
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary: Shortens the transitional period from 24 to 18 months and adds a 36-month review cycle for restricted substances. Adds requirements for application completeness, public disclosure of opinions, and renewal deadlines for exemptions. Introduces mandatory consultation of member state experts before delegated acts and monitoring of ECHA resources. The other changes are formal: updated recitals and cross-references. see the changes →
Newest version first. Open a version to read it in full. “What changed” shows the differences paragraph by paragraph; ✦ lines are AI-written from the texts themselves.
Timeline
- Outcome
- 12 December 2025 Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
- 26 November 2025 Signed by the Presidents of Parliament and the Council
The last step before the act is published in the Official Journal.
- Plenary stage
- 21 October 2025 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by a large majorityFor 477 Against 93 Abstained 76
Final vote on the provisional agreement at 13:20 · 74% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
- 20 October 2025 Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
- 15 October 2025 1 amendment tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
- Negotiations with the Council
- 3 July 2025 Committee approved the deal reached with the Council
The provisional agreement from the trilogues goes to the whole Parliament for a vote.
- 12 June 2025 Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
- 1 April 2025 Parliament opened negotiations with the Council
After its vote Parliament sent the file back to committee, so that its negotiators can seek a compromise text with the Council (in “trilogues”).
- Plenary stage
- 1 April 2025 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by a large majorityFor 482 Against 110 Abstained 81
Final vote at 13:11 · 72% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
Show all 2 ballots in voting order
Adopted2. Referral back to committee Request for referral back (Rule 60(4))AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded - 31 March 2025 Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
- 28 March 2025 19 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
- 25 February 2025 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 18 February 2025 Committee vote: report adopted
ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 11 December 2024 Amendments tabled in committee
Members of ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) proposed changes to the draft.
- 28 October 2024 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- 29 February 2024 Referred to the ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.